Symphony No. 3 (Michael Haydn)

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Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 3 in G major, also known as Divertimento in G major, Sherman 3, MH 37, was written in Großwardein in 1763, according to the Göttweig catalog. It is not listed in the Perger catalog. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Salzburg Symphonies are examples of symphonies that were also called divertimenti (Guy, 1999)

Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings and continuo, in four movements:

1. Allegro molto
2. Andante
3. Menuetto e Trio
4. Presto

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Included in a set of 20 symphonies on the Classic Produktion Osnabrück label with Bodhan Warchal conducting the Slovak Philharmonic.

[edit] References

• Elisabeth Guy, booklet for Michael Haydn: 20 Symphonies cpo 999591-2
• Charles H. Sherman and T. Donley Thomas, Johann Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806), a chronological thematic catalogue of his works. Stuyvesant, New York: Pendragon Press (1993)
• C. Sherman, "Johann Michael Haydn" in The Symphony: Salzburg, Part 2 London: Garland Publishing (1982): lxiii

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